Identification pin holder for washing machines



Oct. 11, 1932. s. M. RATZKOFF 1,881,946

IDENTIFICATION PIN HOLDER FOR WASHING MACHINES Filed June 18, 1930 1| HHII M III H m! H Patented Oct. 11; 1932 QTUNITE STAT PATENT1oFt1c-Esinas'lvr. n-n'rziiorr, OFVJACKSONVHEIGHTS, NEW YORK,'ASSIGNOR 'ro *rnoY nnuivlnnir WARE V App1icati'on filed June 18,

' Theinvention relates to washing machines and haslreference moreparticularly to a novel identification tag holder for "associationwithwashing machines.

The type of washing machines employed in the present daylaund'ries areconstructed 7 with a revolving cylinder which is divided into aplurality of compartments or pockets, each pocket being designed tohandle anindividual familycwashing. During the various operations ofwashing, drying and ironmg done upon the clothes, 1t 1s customary tocontain :each family washing} in a bagin which same isztransported fromone'machiiie to'another. The opening'of eachbag remaining'with the goodsduring the whole laundry process. l I I Heretofore it hasbe'en generallythe prac 'tice when placing the clothes in the cylinder pockets'toeither hang the pin and tag fattached thereto onsome convenient hook or--to place the same in a small c'ontainerprovided-on the inside ofthecylinderipocket.

However, objectionablefeatures exist in the use of thesma'll containerlocated on the 1nsideof the cylinder pocket; in that the con- --tainerofi'ers obstructions which are :aptto tear the. garments being washed.Toiithis end one of the objects of the presentinvention is to provide anovel holder for support ing the pin and attached tagin convenientposition on the exterior of each cylinder pocket, thus obviating thepossibility of any -mixeup in the identification of the clothes duringthe laundry operations.

A further object ist'o provide a holder designed to be riveted. orotherwise secured to the slidingcylinder door and which, will be capableof allowingfeasy insertion and .removal of a pin and identification tag.

A yet further object of the present invention isto provide a holdingdevice havlng slots and uprights :so disposed with each other that thepin and tag after insertion will beheld from movement in all possibledirections. 7 i I Y a MACHINERY coM'riANY, INQ, on nAsrMoLmn,IVLLIIIOISQAV CORPORATION OF DELA- innlv rirxcnmloit rm HOLDER ron wnsmeMAdnInEs 1930." Serial No. 481,914;

A still furtherobject is to provide a a ing device adapted to bestampedor formed from a single sheet'of metal, .andwh-ich Wil I be, sodesigned, as to utilize the resiliency of the pin for holding the pinand tag in place. ,With these and warious other objects ,in

view, the invention may consist of certain "novel features ofconstruction and operation,

as. will bemore fully; described and particing and claims appendedhereto.

ul-arly pointed out in the specification, drawin the drawing, whichillustrates an embodiment of the device ands-wherein like ref- .erencecharacters" are used to designatejli-ke .F gure l is an elevational viewoi a washing machine showing the same equipped with thefholderof thepresent'inven-tion; F gure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary-plan Viewshowing the pin andtheidentification tag 111 position inithe holder; a c

Figure 8 is an elevational view of thesa-me Figure 4 is a perspectiveview of the holder; and i 3 I t Figure?) is a perspective view-showingthe type of pin with identification tag attached,

adapted to inserted in the holder.

{The holder of the present invention primarily adapted forassoci'ationwith washing machines jofthe type whereinit isdesirable tolocate, inconvenient position a pin and identification tag. However, itisflobvi t oils that such holders could :be ofdifierent shapes andalsocould be. associated with-vari ous types of machines and still performthe same function.

i Referring to-the drawing, 1 shows a general type of washing: machinelOxhavdoor 16. The door is raisedj'totallow'access to the interior orthepocket so that the family wash located therein can be removed andanother bundle of clothes inserted. After the various pockets are filledpand the doors1-6 closed, thecover 17 of the'main casing 12 isingsupporting pedestals 11 and a substan L closed and the cylinder 14revolved by any suitable form of power, such as electric motor 18. V,

- As the various pockets are filled with an individual familywashing itbecomes necessaryto locate inconvenient position to the pocket-the pinhaving the identification tag attached thereto, which pin was used toclose the bag containing the clothes. For this the present inventioncontemplates a novel form 1 of holding device adapted to be formed orstamped from a: single blank of metal and which comprises'a base havingopenings 21 for securing the holder in position on the sliding door 16,preferably immediately above the handle22. The base isprovided at one'end with side portions 23 each portion having a'ho'rizontally disposedslot 24 andaround'ed extremity 25. On theother-end of the base the sameis provided with a lip 26 which is slotted at 27 to form the upstandingpos1t1oning lug 28. Located inwardly from the-lip thebase is formedwith" uprights 30 on either" sidethereof which are provided with inbentportions 31, said uprights constituting oppose ,ing clips.-

The holder described has been designed for aparticula'r shape and-sizeof pin but it is to be understoodthat the invention is not necessarilylimited to the size and arrangement of parts shown. The pin is off theordinary safety pinvariety having a back portion 32 with a clasp 33 atone end anda loop 34 at the other. The prong 35 is resilient and is"secured in closed position byiclasp33; v A-ring 36 serves to securegtheidentification tag 38 tQ hep V i For inserting the pin and tag in theholder it is only necessary for the operator-to hold the spin allowingthe tag tohang free. The

looped end 34 of the pin is then located between the portions 23 andmoved in a direc 'tion'to-hook the tag in the slots 24. With the holder.

tag held in place the free .end of the pin is moved downward to engagethe clips .30, which function to lockflthe pin" andtag to the With'theholder secured in position on the sliding door 16 byrivets '40, it willbe seen that by the construction of the horizontal slots 24 and clips 30that the pin and tag may be easily inserted into andremoved from theholder. This insert-ion is facilitated by reason of the rounded ends25,vwhich allow the operholder. I The uprights of course also functionto prevent movement vof the pin in a direc- It is to be understood thatT do not wish to be limited'by the exactembodiment'of the device shown,which is merely by way of' illustration and notlimitation, as variousand other forms .of the device will of course be apparent to thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention orh Scope ofthe claim Iclaim i 1. In a device (if the character described,

the combination of a pinand tagattached thereto, of a holding device forreleasably holding said pin and tag in ext'ended position, one end ofsaid device having means for holding the tag in position andthe otherend having uprights resiliently engaging the v 2. In a device ofthe'ch'aracter described,

the combination with a in and tag attached thereto, of a holding holdingsaid pin andltag in extended position, one end of said device havingslots for evice for releasably accommodating the tag,tand the other endhaving uprights resiliently engaging the pin.

3. In a device of thecharacterdescribed, the combination with a pin'anditag. attached thereto, of a holding device forreleasably holdingsaid pin and tagsin'extended posi' tion, one end of said device havingslots for accommodating the tag, the other end being provided withuprights and a positioning lug for' engaging and positioning the. pin.

- A holding device for a pin having a tag attached theretoysaid holdingdevice comprising a base, side portions formed on said tion sidewise,while the lug 28 engaging the clasp 23 prevents movement 'of thepinendways,

base at one end thereof, horizontallyc disposed slots provided in saidside-p0rtions to engageiand hold said tag, and clips formed uponthe-base at the other end thereoffor y gripping the pin. v 1 v 5. Aholding device of the character described comprising a base, sideportions formed on saidbase atone end thereof, horizontally disposedslots provided in said side portions, the opposite endo'f'said basebeing raised to form a lip portion, a positioning lug located at theba'sego'f said'lip, and'uprights provided on thesidesof said base in the'vicinity of said lip portion.

6. A holding device of the character described adapted to be stampedfrom a blank of nietalcomprisinga base; side portions integral withsaidbase and upstanding therefrom, slots located in thesideportio'ns,and uprights integral with :the base and; located at the end oppositethe side portions, the ex-' tremities of the uprights "being inbent to 7form gripping members" ing a pin and ,tagvattached thereto, said de- 7.-A device for holding an article includrights adapted to hold said pinWhilethe lip portion and lug position the pin.

Signed at Jackson Heights, New York, this 28th day of May, 1930. I

SILAS M. RATZKOFF.

